Enga
Enga is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 230 thousand people.
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Enga is a language of the East New Guinea Highlands spoken by a quarter-million people in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It has the largest number of speakers of any Trans–New Guinea language, as well as any native language in New Guinea, and is second overall after Papuan Malay.
An Enga-based pidgin is used by speakers of Arafundi languages.
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Words in Enga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | enda | |
| head | ayomba | |
| water | ipa | |
| fire | ita | |
| moon | mae | |
| tree | ita | |
| leaf | yoko | |
| pig | mena | |
| one | mendai | |
| two | lapo | |
| three | tema | |
| hear | singi | |
| banana | angató |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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